Poland
Gdansk Travel Guide
A thousand-year-old Baltic port — Hanseatic gabled houses on the Motława, the world's largest brick church, the birthplace of Solidarity, and the amber capital of the world.
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Top Attractions in Gdansk
Highlights included in EME itineraries
History2.5h
European Solidarity Centre
At the gates of the Gdańsk Shipyard where Solidarity was born — the museum of the movement that toppled communism in Europe, beside the towering monument to the fallen shipyard workers.
History1h
Gdańsk Crane (Żuraw)
The medieval port crane on the Motława — once the largest in Europe, used to load cargo and step ships' masts. The emblem of Gdańsk's maritime golden age.
Architecture1.5h
Long Market (Długi Targ)
Gdańsk's grand ceremonial promenade — a parade of richly ornamented merchant houses leading to Neptune's Fountain, the Golden House, and the Renaissance Main Town Hall.
Shopping1.5h
Mariacka Street & Amber
Gdańsk's most atmospheric lane — gargoyle waterspouts and raised stone terraces lined with amber workshops and jewellers, the heart of the Baltic 'gold' trade.
History1.5h
St. Mary's Church (Bazylika Mariacka)
The largest brick church in the world — a vast 14th–15th century Gothic basilica that holds 25,000 people, with an astronomical clock and a tower view over the red rooftops.
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Language
Polish
Visa
Schengen visa for non-EU citizens. 90 days in 180-day period.
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